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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what鈥檚 happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
UPS Seeks to Change Union Pension Fund
UPS Inc., the nation鈥檚 largest single employer of Teamsters, said it is proceeding in talks with a union-related pension plan that could result in the parcel giant鈥檚 withdrawing from the multi-employer funds that cover current and retired union members.
August 13, 2007鈥楽oft鈥 Market Trims 2Q LTL Profits
Less-than-truckload carriers struggled during the second quarter to strike a balance between soft pricing and declining tonnage, with most large publicly traded carriers reporting lower profits than a year earlier.
August 13, 2007Oberstar Proposes Bridge Repair Fund
The chairman of the House Transportation Committee last week called for a special bridge-repair fund, following the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, and said a temporary federal fuel tax increase was among the options to pay for it.
August 13, 2007Oberstar Proposes Bridge Repair Fund, Says Fuel Tax Hike an Option to Pay for It
The chairman of the House Transportation Committee last week called for a special bridge-repair fund, following the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, and said a temporary federal fuel tax increase was among the options to pay for it.
August 13, 2007Oberstar Proposes Bridge Repair Fund, Says Fuel Tax Hike an Option to Pay for It
The chairman of the House Transportation Committee last week called for a special bridge-repair fund, following the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, and said a temporary federal fuel tax increase was among the options to pay for it.
August 13, 2007Parcel Giant Switching to Containers on Flatcars
UPS Inc., in order to reduce costs and improve its scheduling, is switching to sending containers on flatcars by rail and moving away from shipping trailers on flatcars.
August 13, 2007Import Prices Rise 1.5% in July
The price of goods imported to the United States rose for a sixth straight month in July, on higher oil costs, the Labor Department reported Friday.
August 10, 2007Letters to the Editor: Fifth Wheels, Congestion Fees, HOS Ruling, Hazmat Regulations
Allow me to begin by expressing our appreciation for including information about JOST Interna-tional in the July 9 edition of Transport Topics鈥 Equipment & Maintenance Update supplement in an article titled, 鈥淥n the Care and Feeding of the Humble Fifth Wheel鈥 (E&MU, p. 1).
August 10, 2007Contrans' Earnings Fall in 2Q
Canadian firm Contrans Income Fund鈥檚 second-quarter income dropped to C$1.5 million or 5 cents a unit, from C$10.3 million or 36 cents a year ago.
August 8, 2007Contrans' Earnings Fall in 2Q
Canadian firm Contrans Income Fund鈥檚 second-quarter income dropped to C$1.5 million or 5 cents a unit, from C$10.3 million or 36 cents a year ago.
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